title: Influence of season on some skin properties: winter vs. summer, as experienced by 354 Shanghaiese women of various ages.
abstract: The facial skin of 354 women, aged 18-80, living in Shanghai, was investigated over two successive 6-month periods, summer and winter. Results from clinical assessments indicate that aging signs, such as wrinkling and sagging, are unaffected over such period. However, physical measurements revealed alterations in some functional criteria of the skin, such as sebum output, skin colour, melanin content of pigmented spots, skin hydration, all being increased during summer. The relationships between all criteria, as well as technical or applied inferences/consequences from this study, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: L'Oréal Research and Innovation Shanghai, 550 Jin Yu Road, Jinqiao, Shanghai, China. cqiu@rd.loreal.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Senee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bazin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flament
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coutet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Piot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D012867:Skin; D055815:Young Adult